Crystal River current., 1887-08-06

all the small wheels and their frames
had been torn from the body and hurl-
ed away in different directions, one
piece striking the passing carriages, as
already described, and causing the abb
rupt stoppage of the train.
The wreck itself was sad specta-
Gle; but one still more sad was the
sight OF the poor driver lying on the
ground near the engine, screaming
with pain. and evidently dying. The
poor fellows stomach was. torn and
exposed to an extent which clearly
showed those who were holding him
that his case was hopeless. Before
long his cries ceased, and his dead
tody was quietly laid under a rail-
way rug beside that OF his fireman,
whose death had been instantaneous.
On returning to the scene OF the dis
aster, Granard looked about him to
see what service he could render.
Almost the first person henoticed was
his fellow-passenser, the bride
groom, who was apparently
searching the different compart-
ments for something or another. On
being asked how his wife was, he re-
piled that she felt very bad-and SO
did he. Granard found that he had
left his poor little wife sitting on the
ground just where she had got out.
Her forehead an ugly cut on it, prob
ably caused by her husbands hat
brim, and she was feeling very sick
and faint. He helped the little wom-
an up the steep slope and into o
field on the other side of the railway
fence. where she found a cooler place,
in the shade OF q hedge, to rest at till
arrangements were made for continu-
ing the Journey. Then, on returning
into the cutting, he saw tai, hand
some girl making her way along by
the wreck, looking rather onfrsedly
here and there, and apparently alone.
"Can help you in any way? he
asked, raising his hat to her as he
stopped,
sure don't know she replied, frank
ly. II am looking for my luggage
"Allow me, then, to show you the
most likely place to find it at. Most
of the luggage got scattered about the
line some distance behind"
AS they walked back she told him she
was travelling alone, and was on he-
way to her home in Barcastle, OF (which
place her father was the rector. She
had but one box-a large TIN one, with
q curved lid, and painted Brown.
Near the overturned engine Granard
found piece of tin crumbled up like
a crushed sheet of brown paper, which
he saw had been box-lid, as q torn
hinge was hanging from one edge oft.
He turned it over to see the color.
"Was your box painted like that?'
he asked of his companion.
"Yes, just that color; but it was q
large box" she answered.
"Oh this was q good-sized lid once"
he remarked as he placed it across q
rail and endeavored to stamp it int o
shape with his heel; "The box il came
off is probably not far away" They
presently found the body of tine box,
standing the right side up, and
with the contents undisturb-
ed, with the exception OF the top
layers, which had been wbisked
off with the cover.
= As cry OF sorrowful recognition
escaped his companion, Granard knew
that Miss Rishton had at last found
her own. She dropped beside the
bulged trunk, and attempted, almost
affectionately to set her things in
order once more. Granard watched
her with ever-growing admiration.
He thought he had never seen a face SO
full OF strength, and yet SO refined and
feminine-every feature seems eloquent
OF high and noble qualities. 1t was
face which filled his mind with ardent
thoughts-more OF chivalry than love
and made him regret that the events
OF the day had not given him chance
of serving her in a more brilliant man
ner than that OF simply guiding her to
her luggage.
"Im sure l don't know how my
fully, when she had gathered most OF
her belongings together.
"Would it not be betterto abandon
it and make the contents into par
cels?" suggested Granard; "you would
be less likely to lose anything, and
the box is too much damaged to be
ever used again." She approved of
this idea, and soon, with q tweed
waterproof cloak and a large shawl
as wrappers, they had made up the
whole OF her things into two large
bundles.
After handing in various kilograms
and procuring refreshments for Miss
Riyhton and himself, Granard conduct
ed her to the train aboutto leave Praed-
stol for Barcastle, and badehe adieu,
as his own destination was on anoth-
er branch.
What perfect time it had been!
How splendid she had borne herself!
They had talked on all SORTS and
kinds OF topics, and she had fascinat-
ed him on all in turn; by her deep
religious thankfulness for their preser-
walton in the recent catastrophe, no
less than by her exquisite sense of
humor at their resulting condition;
by her evidently well-stored mind, no
less than by her frank desire for infor-
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